言之無物 yán zhī wú wù

DEFINITIONS

  1. (of a writing etc) to have no substance (idiom)
  2. to carry no weight

CHARACTERS

言 yán
HSK 4
words, speech; speak, say
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
無 wú negative, no, not; lack, have no
物 wù
HSK 3
thing, substance, creature